Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
Honda has done it right for over 30 years they see no need to change. Facts are they HATE the aftermarket crowds like us. Corporate Honda hates the stigmatism that comes from the "fast and furious" crowd.

They never built FAST cars, they built Commuter cars, WE made them "fast".

The CRZ will be awesome and they will sell the shit out of it. It is going to be the first truly fun sporty hybrid thats come out. HAve you looked at the tech it has in it?

The Civic SI will most likely go away at some point in the future. Honda has no RSX sucessor yet, and the SI they like to release for a few years then ditch it. Thats been their MO all along.

S2000 is gone, and wont be coming back for awhile. Insight will go bye bye i think next year due to the CRZ.


The fit has been a huge HIT. My friend couldnt even find one after cash for clunkers because they were sold out of 2009s from coast to coast (in 5 speed). Thats prob one of their hottest selling cars right now

Honda in these tough times is playing it smart. Sell affordable sporty commuter cars, WHAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE. They are extremely smart when it comes to pulling a product off the market. S2000s are going to sell in this market neither is the NSX. They are smart to pull the NSX for now, theres no need for it.
I have looked at the tech on the CR-Z, and actually am more excited about it than my OP lets on. In fact, part of my reason for selling the Fit so I can build up some cash in case the CR-Z rocks my socks off when it finally gets out.

I don't think I'm asking anything out of Honda other than their historical precedence. A 25hp bump in the Si (more conservative than the previous bump) is simply progress. I purposefully left the S2k out of the equation because I don't see a need for it. I think it served it's purpose as a trophy car, and lasted (probably) longer than it should have.

Honda is nailing the Fit, Civic, Accord, and SUV lines. Like they always have.

The Insight will stay with the CR-Z would be my guess. Honda will have to have a Prius competitor in this market.

My beef is with Acura. If Acura is going to be "Smart Luxury" as they hope for, they have some things to do. They sell 3 sedans that are offered with V6's. In fact, only one of them, the TSX is offered with anything else. Their flagship is hardly a flagship.

I'm not asking for RWD and V8's. I realize that's not Honda. I understand. But to play in the luxury game, you have to stand out...somehow.